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is it true that bay leaves will repll ants
What about roaches? 8472
"Bay leaves have been said to be poisonous, but this has never been proven." (0423, 7 Dec 2005)
Anybody have a cite for this? I've never heard this before; it may be a reference to the fact that the leaf itself is sharp and dangerous, but not poisonous. In any case, proper style includes identifying who is doing the saying.
I'm going to add a not verified tag to the top, and hopefully we can get a source one way or the other. -- Superluser 01:13, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
bay leaves are a type of laurel leaves.January 29, 2008
If laurel leaves are are crushed in a sealed container(kill jar)they produce enough toxin to kill insects within minutes. A method used in the past by many insect collectors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.233.59.199 ( talk) 19:51, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I'd like to see a citation for the "sharp and dangerous" claim. I can find a lot of people saying that, including the present article, but no credible reports of anyone actually receiving an injury of the type contemplated. That's the characteristic pattern of an urban legend. 216.59.249.45 ( talk) 02:22, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
I think the confusion comes about because in Britain the terms "bay leaf" and "bay tree" are commonly used in gardening and cooking for the sweet laurel, while "laurel" is regularly used for the cherry laurel. So all those houses called "The Laurels" generally have lots of cherry laurels growing in the garden, not the sweet laurels used in cooking. Of course, even in Britain, people speak about "laurel wreaths", meaning the sweet laurel or classical laurel. I know this all sounds a bit pedantic, but I had to get used to it when I arrived in this country and so now I'm inflicting it on you lot 82.27.181.141 ( talk) 11:53, 12 February 2018 (UTC)!
Whoever wrote this article put that some people reported smoking bay leafs produced a psychoactive effect? Where is the source? I really doubt that is true. }} —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.134.137.37 ( talk)
I think some in the laurel family are parasitic. Should tis be mentioned in the facts part? Treebearded ( talk) 11:50, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
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"Crushed bay leaves impart more of their desired fragrance than whole leaves, and there is less chance of biting into a leaf directly."
Huh? This doesn't make sense. When using crushed leaves in a dish, there is more chance of biting into a leaf directly, because they are more evenly distributed. Whole leaves are easier to avoid biting into because you can easily pick them out. Dforest ( talk) 06:28, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
The Bay leaf is known through out the Arab world as "ورق الغار" or "ورق اللورة" & It's used in various food recipes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Serag4000 ( talk • contribs) 11:37, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
I have changed the link to the Dutch Language article to 'laurier' as it was pointing to daun salam (Indonesian Laurel). Which isn't the same. I think even the English language article mentions this. Breiz ( talk) 22:07, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
bay leafs stink — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.163.15.101 ( talk) 19:04, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
I need help with my essential oil wikiproject please. Wikipedia:WikiProject Essential Oils Ilikeguys21 (talk) 13:08, 27 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilikeguys21 ( talk • contribs)
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There is redundant citation links in this article referring to where bay leafs will repel pantry moths and the rest of the sources also show no evidence of such Aubreywak ( talk) 00:40, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
Apparently, bay leaf has a number of medicinal uses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7152419/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelhurwicz ( talk • contribs) 20:04, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
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is it true that bay leaves will repll ants
What about roaches? 8472
"Bay leaves have been said to be poisonous, but this has never been proven." (0423, 7 Dec 2005)
Anybody have a cite for this? I've never heard this before; it may be a reference to the fact that the leaf itself is sharp and dangerous, but not poisonous. In any case, proper style includes identifying who is doing the saying.
I'm going to add a not verified tag to the top, and hopefully we can get a source one way or the other. -- Superluser 01:13, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
bay leaves are a type of laurel leaves.January 29, 2008
If laurel leaves are are crushed in a sealed container(kill jar)they produce enough toxin to kill insects within minutes. A method used in the past by many insect collectors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.233.59.199 ( talk) 19:51, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I'd like to see a citation for the "sharp and dangerous" claim. I can find a lot of people saying that, including the present article, but no credible reports of anyone actually receiving an injury of the type contemplated. That's the characteristic pattern of an urban legend. 216.59.249.45 ( talk) 02:22, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
I think the confusion comes about because in Britain the terms "bay leaf" and "bay tree" are commonly used in gardening and cooking for the sweet laurel, while "laurel" is regularly used for the cherry laurel. So all those houses called "The Laurels" generally have lots of cherry laurels growing in the garden, not the sweet laurels used in cooking. Of course, even in Britain, people speak about "laurel wreaths", meaning the sweet laurel or classical laurel. I know this all sounds a bit pedantic, but I had to get used to it when I arrived in this country and so now I'm inflicting it on you lot 82.27.181.141 ( talk) 11:53, 12 February 2018 (UTC)!
Whoever wrote this article put that some people reported smoking bay leafs produced a psychoactive effect? Where is the source? I really doubt that is true. }} —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.134.137.37 ( talk)
I think some in the laurel family are parasitic. Should tis be mentioned in the facts part? Treebearded ( talk) 11:50, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
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"Crushed bay leaves impart more of their desired fragrance than whole leaves, and there is less chance of biting into a leaf directly."
Huh? This doesn't make sense. When using crushed leaves in a dish, there is more chance of biting into a leaf directly, because they are more evenly distributed. Whole leaves are easier to avoid biting into because you can easily pick them out. Dforest ( talk) 06:28, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
The Bay leaf is known through out the Arab world as "ورق الغار" or "ورق اللورة" & It's used in various food recipes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Serag4000 ( talk • contribs) 11:37, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
I have changed the link to the Dutch Language article to 'laurier' as it was pointing to daun salam (Indonesian Laurel). Which isn't the same. I think even the English language article mentions this. Breiz ( talk) 22:07, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
bay leafs stink — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.163.15.101 ( talk) 19:04, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
I need help with my essential oil wikiproject please. Wikipedia:WikiProject Essential Oils Ilikeguys21 (talk) 13:08, 27 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilikeguys21 ( talk • contribs)
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There is redundant citation links in this article referring to where bay leafs will repel pantry moths and the rest of the sources also show no evidence of such Aubreywak ( talk) 00:40, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
Apparently, bay leaf has a number of medicinal uses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7152419/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelhurwicz ( talk • contribs) 20:04, 16 November 2023 (UTC)